Headlights are vital auto safety parts, as they’re crucial to nighttime and inclement-weather driving. It is also technically unlawful to drive with even one Headlight burned out. Fortuitously, the Headlight assemblies on your entire fleet of Ford vans are related, so these instructions can be followed for practically all fashions and model years. For the most accurate directions, although, it’s best to cross-reference these steps with a guide particular to your model and year of Ford truck.

Removing the Stock Headlight Assembly

1. Open the hood, and prop it open.
2. Have a look at the highest of the headlight assembly. Depending on your model, there could or is probably not a plastic panel on prime held in place with one or two screws. If there may be, remove the screws with a Phillips-head screwdriver, and pull off the panel.
3. Look all around the perimeter of the headlight assembly for bolts. Relying in your model, there could also be two or three. These could also be lined by metallic retaining clips. Remove any retaining clips by hand, then use a small, adjustable wrench to remove the entire bolts.
4. Take a look at the rear of the meeting to see if there’s a plastic clip holding the meeting in place. This will not be present on older Ford trucks. If you happen to see one, lift the clip up by hand.
5. Grab the front of the headlight meeting, and carefully pull it out and away from the car. You may have to wiggle it a little. Don’t pull too far, because the wires are nonetheless connected.
6. Unplug all wiring harnesses from the again of the headlight assembly. This does not require tools.

Installing a Bulb in a Headlight Assembly

1. Grasp the plastic and rubber component positioned in the rear center of the headlight meeting, and switch it to the left. It is going to unscrew and pull away from the rest of the assembly. This will likely require some robust force.
2. Put on a pair of gloves, and thoroughly screw the bulb into the socket on the alternative end of the plastic and rubber component. Gloves are recommended as a result of the oils in your fingers can dramatically shorten the life of the bulb.
3. Screw the plastic and rubber component back into place on the headlight assembly.

Installing the Headlight Assembly

1. Push the assembly many of the method into place till it’s shut sufficient to connect the wiring harnesses to the sockets. Insert all wiring harnesses firmly.
2. Push the headlight meeting all the way in which into place.
3. Install and tighten down the 2 or three bolts (these are packaged with all new assemblies) around the perimeter of the headlight assembly. If retaining clips are additionally included in the packaging, you might clip these on prime of the bolts.
4. Test the rear of the assembly for the presence of a plastic retaining clip. This will likely be a part of the truck, not a part of the new headlight assembly. For those who see one, push the highest down till it clicks into place.
5. Install the plastic splash guard if one got here together with your new headlight assembly. This molded piece suits proper on high of the assembly, and it have to be tightened down utilizing the offered screw or screws and a Phillips-head screwdriver.